Uganda high court voids anti-homosexuality law

[JURIST] Uganda's Constitutional Court [official website] on Friday ruled that Uganda's anti-homosexuality law was passed without the requisite quorum, effectively voiding the law. The law [text, PDF] was challenged [JURIST report] by right activists in March. The ruling [Reuters report] may still be appealed. The law punished homosexual acts with imprisonment for "aggravated homosexuality" and banned the "promotion of homosexuality." Ugandan government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo said that donors should reinstate any aid [BBC report] that had been cut in response...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/08/uganda-high-court-voids-anti-homosexuality-law.php

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